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Record 1 2003-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Various Decorative Arts
DEF

A kind of decorative work mostly applied to silver, in which a design appears in a blue-black color against the bright silver background. It is produced by engraving the silver; then filling the cut design with a mixture of copper, silver, lead and sulphur.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Arts décoratifs divers
DEF

Procédé d'orfèvrerie qui consiste à décorer une feuille d'argent en incrustant dans le creux de sa gravure un émail de couleur noire.

CONT

En France, le goût romantique pour les petits bijoux ranima l'art du nielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artículos de joyería
  • Diversas artes decorativas
DEF

Variedad de damasquinado en la cual los hilos metálicos embutidos son reemplazados por un esmalte negro.

CONT

El miel es una labor que solamente puede efectuarse en piezas de plata. El dibujo se graba en hueco, en forma de surcos suficientemente anchos y profundos que luego se llenan con la pasta de esmalte.

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